The University of Cambridge project reveals sky-high homicide rates in medieval London, York and Oxford and shows that male college students were among the most frequent killers.

He may have betrayed her to the Church—she may have had him killed. Researcher uncovers medieval murder in modern-day maps.

It's easy to lose oneself down the rabbit hole of medieval murder for hours, filtering the killings by year, choice of weapon ...

14th-century London was tiny when compared to today's modern cities, but much larger than any other English town at that time. In 1300, the population stood at approximately 80,000, all crammed ...

The homicide rate in the city was four to five times higher than that of 14th-century London or York, said researchers from the University of Cambridge, who have mapped medieval England’s known ...

By the early 14th century, Oxford had a population of roughly 7,000 inhabitants, with about 1,500 students. Among perpetrators from Oxford, coroners referred to 75 percent of them as “clericus.” ...

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The 14th-century Shem Tov Bible is now being exhibited at the National Library of ... Rare medieval Bible returns to Israel for public exhibit after centuries-long ... London and Geneva, ...

The case is among hundreds cataloged by the Medieval Murder Maps project at Cambridge University's Institute of Criminology, a database of unnatural deaths in England during the 14th century. This ...

The deadliest of the cities was Oxford, which he estimated to have a homicide rate of about 100 per 100,000 inhabitants in the 14th century, while London and York hovered at 20 to 25 per 100,000.

The deadliest of the cities was Oxford, which he estimated to have a homicide rate of about 100 per 100,000 inhabitants in the 14th century, while London and York hovered at 20 to 25 per 100,000.